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Surging Domestic Energy Sector Puts New Demands on Transportation

Brent Hudspeth, Senior Director Consulting, Transplace

May 18, 2012

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The U.S. domestic energy sector, for both oil and natural gas, is on the rebound. Brent Hudspeth, senior director of consulting with Transplace, talks about the pressures and requirements that the new trend is placing on transportation networks. [Run Time (Min.): 11:21]

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